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Kilmihil 6-14 – Cooraclare 3-09 at Labasheeda
THREE POINTS from play inside the opening five minutes for Kilmihil from Eimear Considine (2) and Orla Keane set the tone in this high scoring senior championship Round 3 encounter on Saturday evening. In a match that produced nine goals, Kilmihil were deserving winners over the hour.
Credit to Cooraclare though as once Roisin O’Looney equalised with a fine goal in the seventh minute, they really impressed in the opening half against their more expierenced opponents. At half-time, Cooraclare, who were forced to line out without the injured Monica Lillis and Anne Marie Callinan, trailed by 3-6 to 2-4 while Kilmihil’s third goal from the impressive Ailish Considine came late in the half.
Senior Championship debutant Laura Egan was Kilmihil’s first goal scorer and by the quarter stage, her side led by four points at 1-5 to 1-1. Cooraclare then hit a purple patch with points from Patricia Callinan, Niamh Chambers and Aoife O’Gorman before corner-forward Ciara Golden put the blues ahead when she rattled the net. Their lead was short lived however as Kilmihil through Ellie O’Gorman responded with a goal.
Early second half goals from Becky Mahon who lined out at wing back but was moved to attack and Eimear Considine stretched Kilmihil’s lead to 11 points and while Niamh Chambers added a goal and three points for Cooraclare as well as a points from team captain Noreen McGuane and substitute Lourda Lillis, it wasn’t to be their day. Another Kilmihil goal from Ellie O’Gorman as well as points from Ailish Considine, O’Gorman and Orla Keane sealed a fine win.
In addition to the scorers, Rosie Currane, Una Downes and Dympna Walsh were very impressive for the winners while Bernie Kelly, Roisin O’Looney, Noreen McGuane, Patricia Callinan, Niamh Chambers and Aoife O’Gorman performed well for Cooraclare. A feature of this game was a number of long range points, two from Kilmihil’s Ailish Consid- ine and score of the match from Patricia Callinan from all of 45 metres.
Kilmihil
Sharon O’Gorman, Elaine O’Halloran, Edel McMahon, Niamh Keane, Becky Mahon (1-1), Rosie Currane (capt), Una Downes, Dympna Walsh, Maria Keane (0-1), Laura Egan (1-0), Ellie O’Gorman (2-2), Orla Keane (0-3),Ailish Considine (1-5), Eimear Considine (1-2), Denise O’Halloran
Sub
Moriah Lineen for M. Keane
Cooraclare
Mairead Griffin, Fiona McMahon, Louise Murrihy, Orla Reidy, Danielle Dillon, Bernie Kelly, Sherena Clarke, Dympna O’Dwyer, Roisin O’Looney (1-0), Noreen McGuane (capt) (0-2), Patricia Callinan (0-1), Rachel Garry, Ciara Golden (1-0), Niamh Chambers (1-4),Aoife O’Gorman (0-1)
Sub
Lourda Lillis (0-1) for D. Dillon
Referee
Michael Bohannon (Shannon Gaels)